Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants
Covariates | Total | Baseline blood glucose (mg/dl) | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
< 95 | 95–100 | 101–107 | > 107 | |||
(n = 1904) | 1(n = 457) | 2(n = 494) | 3(n = 434) | 4(n = 519) | ||
Age(years), n(%) |  |  |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
 20–59 | 1050(55.1) | 282(61.7) | 296(59.9) | 246(56.7) | 226(43.5) |  |
 ≥60 | 854(44.9) | 175(38.3) | 198(40.1) | 188(43.3) | 293(56.5) |  |
Gender, n(%) |  |  |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
 Female | 988(51.9) | 153(33.5) | 233(47.2) | 261(60.1) | 341(65.7) |  |
 Male | 916(48.1) | 304(66.5) | 261(52.8) | 173(39.9) | 178(34.3) |  |
PS | 1.1 ± 2.0 | 0.8 ± 1.7 | 0.9 ± 1.8 | 0.9 ± 1.8 | 1.7 ± 2.4 | < 0.001 |
LDL(mg/dl) | 120.9 ± 30.4 | 118.3 ± 29.0 | 120.6 ± 29.8 | 123.2 ± 31.7 | 121.4 ± 31.1 | 0.107 |
HDL(mg/dl) | 61.1 ± 15.4 | 65.0 ± 15.8 | 62.7 ± 15.9 | 60.8 ± 14.8 | 56.5 ± 13.8 | < 0.001 |
TG(mg/dl) | 111.8 ± 99.8 | 89.1 ± 54.3 | 95.4 ± 53.0 | 119.9 ± 140.9 | 140.7 ± 114.5 | < 0.001 |
Plaque, M(IQR) | 0.0(0.0,1.0) | 0.0(0.0,1.0) | 0.0(0.0,1.0) | 0.0(0.0,1.0) | 0.0(0.0,2.0) | < 0.001 |
LH | 2.1 ± 0.8 | 1.9 ± 0.7 | 2.1 ± 0.7 | 2.2 ± 0.8 | 2.3 ± 0.8 | < 0.001 |
HbA1c(%) | 5.8 ± 0.6 | 5.5 ± 0.3 | 5.6 ± 0.3 | 5.7 ± 0.3 | 6.3 ± 0.9 | < 0.001 |
BMI(kg/m2) | 23.2 ± 3.4 | 21.8 ± 3.0 | 22.6 ± 2.9 | 23.4 ± 3.2 | 24.7 ± 3.7 | < 0.001 |
MAP(mmHg) | 90.5 ± 13.3 | 86.4 ± 12.7 | 89.3 ± 12.6 | 91.7 ± 13.5 | 94.4 ± 13.2 | < 0.001 |
Smoking, n(%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.741 |
 No | 1568(82.4) | 382(83.6) | 407(82.4) | 359(82.7) | 420(80.9) |  |
 Yes | 336(17.6) | 75(16.4) | 87(17.6) | 75(17.3) | 99(19.1) |  |
Amount of drink, n(%) |  |  |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
 < 180ML/day | 1224(64.3) | 331(72.4) | 334(67.6) | 257(59.2) | 302(58.2) |  |
 180ML-360ML/day | 467(24.5) | 86(18.8) | 110(22.3) | 124(28.6) | 147(28.3) |  |
 360ML-540ML/day | 158(8.3) | 29(6.3) | 38(7.7) | 38(8.8) | 53(10.2) |  |
 > 540ML/day | 55(2.9) | 11(2.4) | 12(2.4) | 15(3.5) | 17(3.3) |  |
Cholesterol-lowering drugs, n(%) |  |  |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
 No | 1589(83.5) | 408(89.3) | 438(88.7) | 367(84.6) | 376(72.4) |  |
 Yes | 315(16.5) | 49(10.7) | 56(11.3) | 67(15.4) | 143(27.6) |  |
Drink habit, n(%) |  |  |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
 Rarely drink | 796(41.8) | 218(47.7) | 231(46.8) | 160(36.9) | 187(36) |  |
 Sometimes | 565(29.7) | 154(33.7) | 137(27.7) | 130(30) | 144(27.7) |  |
 Everyday | 543(28.5) | 85(18.6) | 126(25.5) | 144(33.2) | 188(36.2) |  |
Insulin, n(%) |  |  |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
 No | 1765(92.7) | 454(99.3) | 489(99) | 423(97.5) | 399(76.9) |  |
 Yes | 139(7.3) | 3(0.7) | 5(1) | 11(2.5) | 120(23.1) |  |
Metabolic syndrome, n(%) |  |  |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
 No | 1429(75.1) | 413(90.4) | 418(84.6) | 321(74) | 277(53.4) |  |
 Reserve | 196(10.3) | 33(7.2) | 49(9.9) | 69(15.9) | 45(8.7) |  |
 Yes | 279(14.7) | 11(2.4) | 27(5.5) | 44(10.1) | 197(38) |  |
Antihypertensive drugs, n(%) |  |  |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
 No | 1442(75.7) | 391(85.6) | 407(82.4) | 334(77) | 310(59.7) |  |
 Yes | 462(24.3) | 66(14.4) | 87(17.6) | 100(23) | 209(40.3) |  |